Rakesh Khurana


Harvard College Dean Rakesh Khurana Talks Post-Affirmative Action Race Data

Harvard College Dean Rakesh Khurana said he was “disappointed” by the drop in the number of Black students who enrolled in the Class of 2028 — the first class admitted after the Supreme Court’s struck down race-conscious admissions — in a Thursday interview with The Crimson.


10 Faculty to Serve on College Dean Search Faculty Advisory Committee

Ten members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences will serve on the faculty advisory committee advising FAS Dean Hopi Hoesktra on the search for the next Dean of the College, per the Harvard Office of the Secretary website.


Harvard Chaplains Urge ‘Peace’ at Vigil to Mourn Victims of Israel-Hamas War

More than 25 people, including University President Alan M. Garber ’76 and College Dean Rakesh Khurana, gathered on the patio of Memorial Church Tuesday afternoon for an interfaith vigil to mourn the victims of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.


College Dean Khurana Says He Hopes Class of 2028 Attends Harvard Despite Controversies

Nine days before Harvard College is expected to release its regular decision admissions results, Dean Rakesh Khurana said he hopes the University’s recent controversies surrounding campus antisemitism will not deter applicants from attending Harvard.


Harvard College Dean Khurana Says He Does Not Expect To Be Considered for Presidency

Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana said he does not expect to be considered for the Harvard presidency in an interview with The Crimson on Tuesday.


Student Protesters Accuse Harvard Administrators of Surveillance at Palestine Vigil

Pro-Palestine student protestors accused Harvard administrators of attempting to surveil and identify students participating in a Friday afternoon vigil for more than 100 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces while awaiting humanitarian aid.


Harvard College Debuts Intellectual Vitality Initiative After 3 Years of Talks

After nearly three years of meeting in quiet, Harvard College’s Intellectual Vitality Initiative has finally gone public. The initiative, spearheaded by Dean Rakesh Khurana and a committee of undergraduates, faculty, and administrators, began student-facing programming early this semester and will launch “phase three” of its plan to improve the free exchange of ideas on campus in the summer.


Harvard College Dean Khurana Stresses Value of Intellectual Vitality, Condemns Doxxings Amid Campus Turmoil

Dean of Harvard College Rakesh Khurana condemned student doxxings and stressed the importance of free idea exchange amid a period of campus turmoil around the ongoing violence in Israel and Gaza in a Friday interview with The Crimson.


Harvard Sophomores Flock to Concentration Declaration Day for Pizza, Advising, and Photo Ops

Concentration Declaration Day is an initiative led by the HUA’s Academic Team to celebrate sophomores declaring their concentrations. Hundreds of students swamped Harvard Yard for this year’s festivities, which featured a string of banners listing individual concentrations, free food, photo opportunities, and chats with concentration advisers.


Harvard College Dean Rakesh Khurana Discusses New ‘Restorative Justice’ Disciplinary Practices

Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana said in an interview earlier this month that the school has taken steps to integrate “restorative justice” into its disciplinary practices, a move that coincides with a downward trend in Administrative Board cases.


As Harvard Schools Pull Out of Rankings, Khurana Affirms Importance of Transparency for Application Process

Following recent decisions by two Harvard schools to pull out of the U.S. News and World Report’s annual rankings, Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana emphasized the importance of providing adequate information about the College to prospective applicants.


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